i think Tarantino is brilliant at what he does, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and Kill Bill are all fabulous movies. he could be accused of a lack of versatility, or you could say he has his own distinctive style. how many directors can you say that about?
ok, there's Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, David Fincher, David Lynch and, of course, Ed Wood. but most times the director could be anyone, with a Tarantino film, love it or loath it, you always know it's him.
Death proof was a bit cr@p though